WISCONSIN Contact: Diane Nordstrom WOMEN’S BASKETBALL Offi Ce: (608) 262-9024 / Cell: (608) 658-3644 / [email protected] Mandy Hansen Feb
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WISCONSIN Contact: Diane Nordstrom WOMEN’S BASKETBALL Offi ce: (608) 262-9024 / Cell: (608) 658-3644 / [email protected] Mandy Hansen Feb. 15, 2010 • Game #26 vs. No. 7 Ohio State Offi ce: (608) 262-2255 / [email protected] NEXT EVENTS KEY NOTES FEB. 18 OHIO STATE 7 p.m. • Sunday’s win over Indiana kept the Badgers in a tie for third place in the Big Ten Where: Kohl Center, Madison, Wis. standings with Michigan State at 7-6. Webcast: BigTenNetwork.com • The Badgers won Sunday’s game at the free throw line, going 21-of-28 for the Radio: The Big 1070 (WTSO) with Mike Heller game, including 11-of-14 in the last 1:36. Live Stats: Gametracker • Wisconsin recorded a season swept Indiana for the first time in program history, a 32-year streak. FEB. 21 at Michigan Noon • The Hoosiers were only the sixth team to shoot better than 40 percent on the Bad- Where: Crisler Arena, Ann Arbor, Mich. gers this season. Webcast: BigTenNetwork.com • Only two-and-a-half games separate the second through eighth-place teams in the Big Radio: The Big 1070 (WTSO) with Mike Heller Ten. The top-fi ve teams in the regular season receive a fi rst-round bye in the Big Ten Live Stats: Gametracker Tournament. • The Badgers’ 18 wins this season are the third-most victories for the UW under The Badgers (18-7 overall, 8-6 Big Ten) wrap Coach Lisa Stone and ties for the most regular-season wins. up a two-game home swing by hosting No. 7 • Wisconsin has won eight Big Ten games this season, surpassing its Big Ten win Ohio State (25-3, 13-2) on Thursday. Tip-off total of 2008-09. Eight conference wins is second for the Badgers under Stone. is 7 p.m. from the Kohl Center. • Last Sunday, senior Rae Lin D’Alie broke the UW career record for games played, After hosting the Buckeyes, UW plays consecutive games played and games started. The 5-3 guard played in her 125th its next two games on the road, traveling straight game and start her 124th game. to Michigan (14-10, 6-8) on Sunday. The • Junior Alyssa Karel has scored in double fi gures her last six games. Karel, who Badgers and Wolverines tip at noon CT from leads the Badgers and ranks 10th in the Big Ten with 14.0 points per game, is Crisler Arena in Ann Arbor, Mich. averaging 14.7 points per game over the stretch. UW also travels to Penn State on Feb. • After giving up the ball an average of 21.5 times per game in its previous two 25 before wrapping up the regular season games. UW turned the ball over only 13 times last Sunday vs. Indiana. at home on Feb. 28 vs. Iowa. The Big • The Badgers are looking for their first win over Ohio State in 15 games and their first win at home over the Buckeyes since 2001. Ten Tournament is March 4-7 at Conseco • Wisconsin is looking for its fi fth fi rst-round bye in the Big Ten Tournament and its Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. fi rst since 2001. 2009–10 Badgers Starters No Name Pos. Ht. Yr. Hometown G/GS PPG RPG FG% 3-pt% FT% APG SPG Of Note 4 Tara Steinbauer F 6-1 Jr. Bloomington, Minn. 25/25 8.9 6.6 42.3 53.8 83.6 0.64 0.68 Leads Badgers in rebounds and FT% 11 Rae Lin D’Alie G 5-3 Sr. Waterford, Wis. 25/25 8.2 4.5 45.7 40.3 56.4 3.16 1.72 Leads team in assists and steals 13 Teah Gant G 5-10 Sr. Oswego, Ill. 25/25 6.0 3.8 37.0 20.0 66.2 2.52 1.04 Scored 11 points at Minn (2/4) 30 Alyssa Karel G 5-7 Jr. St. Paul, Minn. 25/25 14.0 3.0 44.1 31.7 68.3 1.84 1.56 20-or-more points in 6 games 33 Lin Zastrow F 6-4 Jr. Jefferson, Wis. 25/25 8.0 4.8 45.8 00.0 70.1 1.48 0.64 Double-double at Indiana (1/28) Reserves 00 Jade Davis G 5-9 So. Lone Tree, Colo. 21/0 2.1 1.1 27.7 27.0 75.0 0.57 0.43 10 pts, 2 rebs & 2 steals vs. Mich 1 Jamie Russell G 5-7 So. Rock Falls, Ill. 15/0 1.8 1.2 34.3 20.0 50.0 0.47 0.60 7 pts & 2 steals vs. CSU (11/22) 2 Taylor Wurtz G 6-0 Fr. Brandon, Wis. 25/0 7.1 3.3 42.4 39.1 57.7 0.68 0.68 27 pts & 9 rebs. vs. Michigan (1/10) 3 Emily Neal G 5-9 Sr./Jr. Minneapolis, Minn. 15/0 0.7 1.1 7.1 11.1 66.7 0.40 0.20 Key 3 pointer at UWM (11/19) 15 Alana Trotter G 5-8 Sr./Jr. Racine, Wis. Has not played; knee injury 20 Aly Bucierka G 5-6 Fr. Verona, Wis. 3/0 0.7 0.3 00.0 — 50.0 0.00 0.00 Scored first point vs. SIUE (12/13) 22 Catie O’Leary G 5-10 Fr. Janesville, Wis. 4/0 0.0 0.3 00.0 00.0 — 0.00 0.00 Has played in three games 23 Ashley Thomas F 6-2 So. Glenview, Ill. 20/0 1.1 1.0 47.4 — 27.3 0.25 0.40 One of the best post defenders 24 Tiera Stephen G 5-7 So. Dayton, Ohio Transfer from Louisville; will redshirt this season 40 Anya Covington F 6-2 So. Edwardsville, Ill. 25/0 4.0 2.7 52.6 — 67.9 0.40 0.32 Double-double vs. Portland St (11/27) Wisconsin 25 60.4 35.3 42.5 33.7 67.2 11.92 7.80 Opponents 25 54.0 32.8 35.7 31.2 68.4 10.28 7.56 Head coach: Lisa Stone (109-99, seventh year) Pronunciation Guide Assistant Coaches: Ty Margenthaler, Kathi Bennett, Oties Epps 11 – RAY lin duh LEE a 20 – Aly bu CHER ka 40 – on YAY COV ing ton 13 – TEE a GANT 24 – TEE err a STEF en TY mar gen THALE er Director of Operations: Stephanie Janke 15 – a LON a TROT ter 30 – Alyssa CAROL o TEESE EPPS WISCONSIN STILL THIRD IN BIG TEN 2009–10 SCHEDULE Sunday’s win over Indiana kept the Badgers in a tie for third place in the Big Ten Record: 18-7 standings with Michigan State at 7-6. Ohio State clinched its sixth-straight conference title on Sunday. (Home 9-3; Away 7-4; Neutral 2-0) Only two-and-a-half games separate the second through eighth-place teams in the Big Ten: 8-6 Big Ten standings. The top-fi ve teams in the regular season receive a fi rst-round bye in (Home 5-2; Away 3-4) the Big Ten Tournament. Wisconsin has received a fi rst-round bye in the tournament four times in its Date Opponent Time 15-year history. The last time the Badgers did not play on the fi rst day was in 2001. NOV. 15 NORTH DAKOTA W, 68-43 Nov. 19 at Milwaukee W, 64-55 School Big Ten Overall Remaining Games NOV. 22 CLEVELAND STATE W, 70-68 1. Ohio State 13-2 .867 25-3 .893 at Wis; vs. MSU; vs. NU 2. Purdue 9-6 .600 14-12 .538 at Ill; vs. MSU; at Mich NOV. 24 GREEN BAY (RV) L, 58-60 3. Wisconsin 8-6 .571 18-7 .720 vs. OSU; at Mich; at PSU; vs. Iowa Nov. 27-29 at World Vision Invitational, Michigan State 8-6 .571 17-8 .680 vs. ILL; at OSU; at Pur; vs. MINN Eugene, Ore. 5. Iowa 7-7 .500 14-11 .560 vs. MINN; at NU; vs. IND; at Wis Nov. 27 vs. Portland State W, 75-51 6. Penn State 7-8 .467 15-10 .600 vs. MICH; vs. WIS; at Ind Nov. 28 vs. Oregon W, 58-57 7. Michigan 6-8 .429 14-10 .583 at PSU; vs. WIS; at Minn; vs. PUR Nov. 29 vs. Cal State Fullerton W, 57-44 Indiana 6-8 .429 13-12 .520 at NU; vs. MINN; at Iowa; vs. PSU Dec. 3 at N.C. State W, 53-48 9. Northwestern 5-9 .357 14-11 .560 vs. IND; vs. IOWA; at OSU; vs. ILL (ACC/Big Ten Challenge) Minnesota 5-9 .357 12-13 .480 at Iowa; at Ind; vs. MICH; at MSU Dec. 6 at Ohio State (#3) L, 55-70 11. Illinois 5-10 .333 13-12 .520 at MSU; vs. PUR; at NU Dec. 11 at Marquette W, 56-49 BADGERS MOVE UP TO 29TH IN NCAA RPI DEC. 13 SIU EDWARDSVILLE W, 68-38 In the NCAA RPI released Feb. 15, the Badgers moved up two spots to 29th. Wisconsin DEC. 15 ROBERT MORRIS W, 62-46 is the third Big Ten school in the rankings behind No. 10 Ohio State and No. 16 Michi- DEC. 28 MICHIGAN STATE (#16) W, 62-54 gan State. Michigan is 43rd, Iowa is 51st and Purdue 52nd. All 11 conference teams Dec. 31 at Iowa L, 51-61 are among the top 89 teams in the ranking.